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Friday, July 27, 2012

Warning: These are deadly but amazing! As soon as I saw this recipe, I knew I had to bake it. I came. I ate. I conquered. Simply put; These are to die for! The first layer is chocolate chip cookie, followed by caramel, Oero, and ending with brownie. Too much good stuff.

1 cup unsalted butter, room temp

1 cup granulated sugar

3/4 cup brown sugar

2 eggs

1 tbsp vanilla extract

2 1/2 cups flour

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp salt

2 cups chocolate chips

1 package of oreo cookies

1 package of brownie mix (to be prepared as directed on
the box)

1. Preheat the oven to 350 and line a 9x13 '' pan with parchment paper.

2. Cream the butter and sugar until
light and fluffy.

3. Add eggs followed by vanilla and mix well.

4.Add the flour, baking soda and salt
and continue to beat until well combined. Fold in the chocolate chips.

3. Bake in a 350 degree F oven for 30 to 35 minutes for
round pans or 35 to 40 minutes for 13x9-inch pan or until a wooden toothpick
comes out clean. Cool layer cakes on wire racks for 10 minutes. Remove from
pans. Cool thoroughly on wire racks. Or, place 13x9-inch cake in pan on a wire
rack; cool thoroughly. Frost with Cream Cheese Frosting. Cover and store in
refrigerator.

Friday, July 20, 2012

Ohhh the recipes I've collected over the past few years...out.of.control! I finally decided the magazine tear-outs, online print outs, and recipe cards shoved in my existing recipe books were just getting unmanageable. I grabbed an old binder and created my very own recipe binder; Organized and accessible. Just my style! prudentbaby blog had the greatest idea and I modeled my binder off of hers. Using a binder, clear sleeves, file folders, and my trusty label maker, I was able to make a personalized recipe book! I love the fact that I could create my own categories and be more specific than a typical recipe book.

Monday, July 16, 2012

I was browsing Pinterest for a great dessert for a BBQ. I needed something quick, easy, and that could hold up in the heat. These "Buckeye" bites were the perfect solution! Nothing fulfills my salty sweet cravings like the combination of pretzels, peanut butter, and chocolate!Thanks sweetpeaskitchen.com for this tasty treat!

Ingredients:

1 cup creamy peanut butter

2 tablespoons softened butter

1/2 cup powdered sugar

3/4 cup brown sugar

Pretzels

1 bag semi-sweet chocolate chips

Directions:

Line a baking sheet with wax paper and set aside.

In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle
attachment, beat peanut butter and butter until combined. Scrape down
bowl, add sugars and beat until combined. You should be able to roll the
mixture into balls without sticking to your hands. If needed, add more
powdered sugar until you reach a consistency that is easy to roll.

Roll the mixture into small balls, about 1 teaspoon of
mixture for each ball, and place on prepared baking sheet. Sandwich the
balls between two pretzels and place in the freezer for 30 minutes.

Melt the chocolate in a metal bowl over a pan of
lightly simmering water. Stir occasionally until smooth, and remove from
heat. Dip each pretzel bite halfway into the melted chocolate and place on
the prepared baking sheet or drizzle with chocolate. Chill in refrigerator until chocolate is set.

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

I have a love/hate relationship with my fabulous stainless steal appliances. They look beautiful, but the fingerprints and water stains drive me crazy! I'm constantly wiping them down with cleaner (Sprayway is my personal favorite) and trying to be extra cautious when using them.

Great cleaner for a quick wipe down.

After only a year, a huge water stain developed outside of the water/ice maker in the front door of the refrigerator. NOOOO! How could this be? Sprayway is great for every day polishing and cleaning, but it didn't remove the deep stain caused from dripping water. I enlisted in Bar Keepers Friend and it did not disappoint! Stain be gone!! My new cleaning routine involves weekly wipe downs with Sprayway and once monthly Bar Keepers Friend deep scrubbing to keep my appliances looking good as new!

1. Sprinkle yeast over the top of your warm water.
2. Combine the flour and salt in the bottom of your mixer.
3. Pour the olive oil in and mix just just until combined.
4. Pour the yeast and water mixture into the flour.
5. Mix just until combined.
6. Cover and set aside. Let it rise until double in size or you can put it in the fridge and let it rise throughout the day.

7. Punch the dough down and divide it in half. Roll out dough with roller to desired size. Be warned, this dough rises significantly when baking, so what starts out as a 7 inch pizza changes to a much larger size.

2. Spread it onto your pizza dough...top with your favorite toppings, some
mozzarella and Parmesan cheese.
3. Bake your pizza at 475 degrees for about 15 minutes. No need to bake on cookie sheet or foil- place pizza directly on oven by itself and enjoy!

Monday, July 2, 2012

I was so sad when I noticed that my silver Tiffany's necklace was starting to tarnish! It was the first present my husband gave to me when we started dating, and I just had to bring it back to life! To clean it, I used a recipe from Real Simple and I couldn't have asked for better results!